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• J.K. Rowling

What honor did J.K. Rowling receive from the British monarch in 2017?

Answer

Companion of Honour

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• J.K. Rowling

Which character did J.K. Rowling create as the headmaster of Hogwarts before Albus Dumbledore?

Answer

Armando Dippet

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• J.K. Rowling

Who wrote the script for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, based on a story by J.K. Rowling?

Answer

Jack Thorne

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• J.K. Rowling

What is the title of J.K. Rowling’s 2020 children’s novel first published online in installments?

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The Ickabog

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• J.K. Rowling

Which 2016 film did J.K. Rowling write as a spin-off from the Harry Potter universe?

Answer

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

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• World's Stock Market Crashes

What was the 1901 U.S. market panic caused by the attempted corner of Northern Pacific Railway shares?

Answer

Panic of 1901

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• World's Stock Market Crashes

What name is given to the global financial crisis that began with the Vienna Stock Exchange crash of May 1873?

Answer

Panic of 1873

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• World's Stock Market Crashes

Which 1893 U.S. financial crisis followed railroad failures, bank runs, and a collapse in confidence over silver policy?

Answer

Panic of 1893

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• World's Stock Market Crashes

What name is given to the global bear market caused partly by the 1973 oil crisis and high inflation?

Answer

1973–1974 stock market crash

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• World's Stock Market Crashes

Which U.S. financial crisis began in 1837 after land speculation and a credit contraction?

Answer

Panic of 1837

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• World's Stock Market Crashes

What name is given to the first major U.S. financial crisis, which began with the Panic of 1819?

Answer

Panic of 1819

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• World's Stock Market Crashes

Which 2015 Chinese stock-market crash followed a sharp rise in mainland share prices earlier that year?

Answer

2015–2016 Chinese stock-market turbulence

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